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Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-micturition residual volume is typically elevated"

Line 40:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-micturition'.

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"The term benign prostatic hypertrophy was formerly used for this condition, but since histology demonstrates an increase in the number of epithelial and stromal cells in the periurethral area of the prostate, not an enlargement of cells, the more accurate descriptor term is hyperplasia. The term prostate adenoma (plural: adenomas or adenomata) is also used, as histopathologically the nodular hyperplasia organises into nodules of adenoma ¹."

Line 3:13 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'benign prostatic hypertrophy'

Line 3:296 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'hyperplasia'

Line 3:335 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'prostate adenoma '

Litotes

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"Although the term prostatomegaly is often used synonymously with benign prostatic hyperplasia, strictly speaking prostatomegaly may refer to any cause of prostatic enlargement. Moreover, a significant number of patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia do not have enlarged prostates ¹. By the same token, benign prostatic enlargement is also a poor term for this condition."

Line 4:280 · Consider using 'lack(s)' instead of 'not have'

Colons

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"race: Black population > White population > Asian population"

Line 11:12 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Black population'.

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